Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 152 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Detective Dog (c) Footprints in the Flour
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Who Took the Trophy?

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